EJToday: Top Headlines

"Cop16: Colombia Prepares To Host ‘Decisive’ Summit On Biodiversity" [9]

"World leaders, environmental activists and prominent researchers have begun to arrive in Cali, Colombia, for a biodiversity summit that experts say will be decisive for the fate of the world’s rapidly declining wildlife populations."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Studies [11]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Forests [13]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Wildlife [16]
Public [17]
International [18]
Source: Guardian [19], 10/21/2024
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Canadian Regulator Colluded With A Pesticide Maker To Silence Researcher [20]

"The federal pesticide regulator collaborated with an agrochemical giant to undermine research by a prominent Canadian scientist to stave off an impending ban of a class of pesticides harmful to human brains and sperm and deadly to bees, insects and birds, Canada's National Observer has found."

Agriculture [21]
Biodiversity [10]
Chemicals [22]
Environmental Health [23]
Environmental Politics [24]
Environmental Studies [11]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
Science [25]
Wildlife [16]
Public [17]
Canada [26]
Source: National Observer [27], 10/21/2024
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Oscar Makes Landfall In Cuba, Could Lead To 'Humanitarian Crisis': Updates [28]

"Hurricane Oscar made landfall in eastern Cuba Sunday evening amid a power blackout, adding to fears that the storm may prove to be especially dangerous."

Climate Change [29]
Disasters [30]
Energy & Fuel [31]
People & Population [32]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [17]
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [34]
Central America & the Caribbean [35]
Source: USA TODAY [36], 10/21/2024
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"Peak Coal Predicted This Year Despite Promises To Quit" [37]

"Coal has powered the world's factories, heated homes and fuelled economies for more than a century - and usage driven by the power sector continues to rise despite global promises to kick the habit and save the climate."

Climate Change [29]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Studies [11]
Pollution [38]
Public [17]
International [18]
Asia [39]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [40], 10/21/2024
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Could High-Tech Gear Help Save Both Right Whales and Lobstermen? [41]

"Entanglements are a leading cause of death for endangered North Atlantic right whales. Removing fishing lines from the ocean could help minimize this risk—but only if lobstermen get on board, experts say."

Biodiversity [10]
Environmental Politics [24]
Fish & Fisheries [12]
Natural Resources [15]
Technology [42]
Water & Oceans [33]
Wildlife [16]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [43]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [44]
Source: Inside Climate News [45], 10/21/2024
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On Iowa Border, the Mississippi River Is Eroding Sacred Indigenous Mounds [46]

"A multimillion-dollar bank stabilization project proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could protect one of the densest collections of ceremonial and burial mounds still existing in North America."

Infrastructure [47]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [32]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [43]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [48]
Great Plains (IA KS ND NE MO SD) [49]
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel [50], 10/21/2024
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Brazil To Seal $30 Billion Settlement With Miners Over 2015 Dam Collapse [51]

"Miners Vale, BHP, and Samarco are discussing a near $30 billion compensation deal with Brazilian authorities related to the 2015 Mariana dam collapse, they said on Friday, with an agreement set to be signed on Oct. 25, sources said."

Disasters [30]
Environmental Justice [52]
Environmental Politics [24]
Infrastructure [47]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Natural Resources [15]
People & Population [32]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [17]
South America [53]
Source: Reuters [54], 10/21/2024
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"Floods Destroy 1.1 Million Tons Of Rice In Bangladesh" [55]

"Floods in Bangladesh have destroyed an estimated 1.1 million metric tons of rice, according to data from the agriculture ministry, prompting the country to ramp up imports of the staple grain amid soaring food prices."

Agriculture [21]
Climate Change [29]
Disasters [30]
Food [56]
Water & Oceans [33]
Public [17]
Asia [39]
Source: Reuters [57], 10/21/2024
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"Hurricane Helene Underscores Need For More Solar-Battery Microgrids" [58]

"Distributed solar and batteries are helping North Carolina communities that were cut off from grid power by flooding. Should utilities build them into resilience plans?"

Climate Change [29]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Infrastructure [47]
Technology [42]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [43]
International [18]
Source: Canary Media [59], 10/21/2024
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Rewilding Ireland: "Much of the Emerald Isle Is an Ecological Desert" [60]

"Eoghan Daltun rewilded his land in West Cork and wants more of Ireland to do the same."

Agriculture [21]
Biodiversity [10]
Natural Resources [15]
Wildlife [16]
Public [17]
Europe [61]
Source: NYTimes [62], 10/21/2024
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"Trump Has Vowed To Gut Climate Rules. Oil Lobbyists Have A Plan Ready." [63]

"An influential oil and gas industry group whose members were aggressively pursued for campaign cash by Donald Trump has drafted detailed plans for dismantling landmark Biden administration climate rules after the presidential election, according to internal documents obtained by The Washington Post."

Climate Change [29]
Economy & Business [64]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Politics [24]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Pollution [38]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [43]
Source: Washington Post [65], 10/18/2024
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Editorial: "A Reporter’s Shield Law Is Vital to Prevent Abuses of Power" [66]

"Governments often chafe at the presence of a free press. The reason is simple: A robust and independent news media keeps a sharp eye on government and, when necessary, exposes abuse of power, corruption, incompetence and waste. Exposing such things depends, of course, not just on journalists but also on brave officials willing to sound the alarm about government misconduct."

Journalism & Media [67]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [43]
Source: NYTimes [68], 10/18/2024
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IEA Expects Lower Oil And Gas Prices, Higher Electric Demand In Next 5 Years [69]

"Natural gas and oil prices are likely to decline in the second half of the decade, but unexpectedly high worldwide demand for electricity will complicate efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Wednesday in its yearly World Energy Outlook."

Climate Change [29]
Economy & Business [64]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Pollution [38]
Public [17]
International [18]
Source: The Hill [70], 10/18/2024
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"U.S. Approves Mega Geothermal Energy Project In Utah" [71]

"The Biden administration just approved a massive geothermal energy project in Utah, marking a significant advance for a climate-friendly technology that is gaining momentum in the United States, the White House confirmed to The Washington Post on Thursday."

Climate Change [29]
Economy & Business [64]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Infrastructure [47]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [43]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [72]
Source: Washington Post [73], 10/18/2024
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"DOE Makes $3B Commitment To Two Sustainable Aviation Fuel Projects" [74]

"On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a nearly $3 billion effort that it said could significantly boost America’s output of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, over the next few years, Canary Media has exclusively learned."

Climate Change [29]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Laws & Regulations [14]
Transportation [75]
Public [17]
National (U.S.) [43]
Source: Canary Media [76], 10/18/2024
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